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Dooish overlooks Lough Beagh and the Glenveagh National Park. Divis Mountain, overlooking Belfast, shows a different anglicisation of the same name.
Dooish is the 195th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/187/

Picture from paulocon : Errigal, Mackoght, Altan Lough and Aghla More from the slopes of Dooish

Picture: Errigal, Mackoght, Altan Lough and Aghla More from the slopes of Dooish

paulocon on Dooish, 2009

by paulocon 22 Nov 2009

Started from the layby on the R251. Although only a short walk distance wise, Dooish makes you work right from the very start as you are immediately onto boggy ground as soon as you leave the roadside. Squeeze through the deer fence and aim to the left of Dooish to avoid the cliff blocking direct access to the summit.

Having climbed Muckish beforehand, I found the going up Dooish very tough right up to the col after which a steep but short climb leads to the rocky summit area and the very welcome sight of a beehive cairn. Excellent views across to Errigal, Makoght and Altan Lough as well as back across to Muckish. Decided to descend the other side of the mountain and came across a strange weather station with an onboard data-logger just below the summit. Made back towards the road - care is needed on the descent as it's quite steep in places with several slabs to be avoided. Up and down in two hours with several stops for photos. Perhaps a poor relation of Errigal and Muckish but a rewarding climb nonetheless. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/187/comment/4271/